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the liberality of the nobility, clergy, and gentry, of the county, to 

 collect and arrange specimens of the natural productions of this part 

 of England, and of such remains of antiquity as throw light upon 

 the past habits, customs, dialect, &c., of the inhabitants of the coun- 

 ty." One department of the Museum being devoted to the above 

 objects, another will be open for the reception of specimens illustra- 

 tive of every branch of Natural History, which it may be in the 

 power of the Society to procure from any part of the kingdom, of 

 any part of the world. 



The Society is denominated " The Warwickshire Natural History 

 and Archaeological Society," and consists of a Patron, a President, 

 Vice Presidents, Secretaries, Curators, a Treasurer, and Members. 

 The Earl of Warwick was requested to become the Patron, and the 

 following gentlemen were unanimously elected officers of the Soci- 

 ety for the ensuing year : — 



President — Chandos Leigh, Esq. ; Vice Presidents — the Rev. Sir 

 Henry Dryden, Bart., William Staunton, Esq., the Rev. W. T. 

 Bree, the Rev. Thomas Blyth, Thomas Sharp, Esq., the Rev. G. L. 

 Cooke, and John Greaves, Esq. ; Honorary Secretaries — John 

 Conolly, M.D., John Twamley, Esq. ; Honorary Curators — Dr. 

 Lloyd, M. D., Henry Blenkinsopp, Esq. ; Treasurer — Edward 

 Greaves, Esq.; Council — ^the Rev. H. A. S. Attwood, Thomas Cot- 

 ton, Esq., Dr. Luard, W. Collins, Esq., H. L. Smith, Esq., James 

 Startin, Esq., W. E. Buck, Esq., the Rev. G. Childe, the Rev. J. 

 Boudier, D'Arcy Boulton, Esq., Owen W. Williams, Esq., C. B. 

 Nankivelle, Esq. 



In the course of the proceedings, the following letter from the 

 committee of '' The Midland Natural History and Archaeological 

 Society," was read by T. Sharpe, Esq. 



Birmingham^ Saturday^ May 21, 1836. 



" Gentlemen. — The committee who have been for some months occupied 

 in making arrangements for the institution of a Society, to be called " The 

 Midland Natural History and Archaeological Society," having learnt that a 

 similar institution is in progress of formation at Warwick, feel desirous of 

 effecting an union of the exertions of the two Societies in prosecuting an 

 extended investigation, and forming a scientific arrangement of the various 

 Zoological, Botanical, and Mineralogical productions of the fertile and impor- 

 tant Midland District. 



" With this vieAv the committee of the Midland Natural History Society, 

 at a meeting held this evening, have unanimously determined to submit to 

 the consideration of the committee of the Warwickshire Natural History 

 Society, the following propositions : — 



" First, that the two Societies be in regular communication with, and 

 afford every practical assistance to, each other, in the formation of complete 

 and systematic collections, and the arrangement of the natural productions 

 of the Midland District. 



" Second, that the exchange of duplicate specimens of these productions be 

 made fiom time to time; and an interchange of the scientific essays and 

 communications read at the meetings of the respective Societies, regularly 

 take place. 



<' Third, that the members of the two Societies be allowed gratuitous 

 admission to the respective Museums, Libraries, and Lectures; but be 



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